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Risk factors for MRSA infection in companion animals: results from a case-control study within Germany.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Oct 2014
Vincze Szilvia, Brandenburg Anja G, Espelage Werner, Stamm Ivonne, Wieler Lothar H, Kopp Peter A, Lübke-Becker Antina, Walther Birgit
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Increasing numbers of companion animals suffering from infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been reported in the recent past. These infections are of particular concern because of the limited treatment options for MRSA and their transferability to humans. Since MRSA lineages isolated from infected companion animals often mirror typical human epidemic strains circulating in the...
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